António Rodrigues Martins (born 27 July 1913, date of death unknown) was a Portuguese
footballer
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who played as a
goalkeeper
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.
Career
Born in
Lisbon
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, Martins arrived at
Sporting CP
Sporting Clube de Portugal (), otherwise referred to as Sporting CP or simply Sporting (particularly within Portugal), or as Sporting Lisbon in other countries, in 1934, as a 21-year-old, spending the first two seasons in the reserve squad. With
Azevedo as undisputed starter, and four league matches in two seasons, he left the ''Lions'' in 1938, to join
Benfica.
In his first season, he beat
Amaro for the keeper position, debuting on 2 October 1938 in a loss against his former team. Over the course of nine seasons, he added more than 140 appearances, winning three league titles,
until he lost his place to
Rosa
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in 1946, after representing the club on 265 matches. He received one cap, in a 3–0 win against
Switzerland
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on 1 January 1942.
Honours
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Primeira Liga
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:
1941–42,
1942–43,
1944–45
*
Taça de Portugal
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:
1939–40,
1942–43,
1943–44
*
Campeonato de Lisboa
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: 1937–38, 1939–40
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1913 births
Year of death missing
Footballers from Lisbon
Portuguese men's footballers
Men's association football goalkeepers
Primeira Liga players
Sporting CP footballers
S.L. Benfica footballers
Portugal men's international footballers
20th-century Portuguese sportsmen
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